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navigating thereon, be declared a navigable water of the United States; 

 and steam vessels navigated thereon, and carrying passengers, shall be 

 inspected under the provisions of section 404 of this title, and subject 

 to the penalties provided therein for a failure to comply therewith. 

 (June 25, 1890, ch. 616,26 Stat. 180.) 



Name of steamer exhibited 



46 U.S.C. 493 (R.S. 4495) 



Every steam vessel of the United States, in addition to having her 

 name painted on her stem, shall have the same conspicuously placed 

 in distinct, plain letters, of not less than six inches in length on 

 each outer side of the pilot house, if it has such, and in case the vessel 

 has side wheels, also on the outer side of each wheelhouse ; and if any 

 such steamboat be found without having her name placed as required, 

 she shall be subject to the same penalty and forfeiture as provided 

 by law in the case of a vessel of the United States found without 

 halving her name, and the name of the port to which she belongs, 

 painted on her stem. 



Names and home ports, marked on bow and stern 



46 U.S.C. 46 (R.S. 4178) 



The name of every documented vessel of the United States shall 

 be marked upon each bow and upon the stem, and the home port 

 shall also be marked upon the stem. These names shall be painted 

 or gilded, or consist of cut or carved or cast roman letters in light 

 color on a dark ground, or in a dark color on a light ground, secured 

 in place, and to be distinctly visible. The smallest letters used shall 

 not be less in size than four inches. If any such vessel shall be found 

 without these names being so marked the owner or owners shall be 

 liable to a penalty of $10 for each name omitted. 



"Port" defined 



46 U.S.C. 47 



The word "port," as used in section 46 of this title, in reference to 

 painting the name and port of every registered or licensed vessel 

 on the stem of such vessel, shall be construed to mean either the port 

 where the vessel is registered or enrolled, or the place in the same 

 district where the vessel was built or where one or more of the owners 

 reside. 



Draft marked on stem and stern posts 



46 U.S.C. 48 



The draft of every registered vessel shall be marked upon the stem 

 and stem post, in English feet or decimeters, in either Arabic or 

 Roman numerals. The bottom of each numeral shall indicate the 

 draft to that line. 



